I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 328 Uchiha Sasuke VS Sarutobi Asuma

"Asuma!"

Just as Temari and Kankuro were fighting Sarutobi Asuma together, Konohamaru, whose arm was broken and dislocated, saw Asuma and was immediately blinded by hatred.

With a desperate roar, a surge of power from who knows where enabled Sarutobi Konohamaru to rise once more.

Meanwhile, Sarutobi Asuma, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Temari and Kankuro, felt the hateful gaze behind him and his heart was filled with rage.

How could Konohamaru be so irrational? He sacrificed so much just to ensure the continuation of the Sarutobi clan.

As a result, Konohamaru actually defected. Instead of thinking about escaping, he was blinded by hatred. He has completely betrayed all the good things he has done for him over the years.

"Kankuro!"

As Gaara's older sister, Temari, with her exceptional intellect, has been highly valued over the years and naturally knows some information, especially after Gaara was chosen to be groomed as the Sixth Hokage.

In order to win over people's hearts, Uchiha Yoru naturally had to train Gaara and his siblings.

Therefore, Temari naturally knew some secrets. For example, when they were chasing the rogue ninja Sarutobi Konohamaru, Pakura specifically revealed some information about the Sarutobi clan to him.

"Heh heh, old smoker, it seems you're still quite worried about this brat!"

With Temari's loud shout, Kankuro instantly understood what she meant through the coded message. He immediately revealed a mocking smile, his fingers trembling as he controlled the puppet's chakra threads. In an instant, one of the puppets spat out several poison needles.

Whizzing!

The poison needle was aimed at Konohamaru. At this moment, Sarutobi Asuma was enraged and flung out the Flying Swallow sword in his left hand.

Infused with wind-style chakra, the Flying Swallow swiftly cut through all the poison needles with a single, detour, and Kankuro seized the opportunity.

Poison Cone Hell - Incredibly Precise 100-Shot Burst

Wind Release: Great Hanging Net

With the perfect coordination of Temari and Kankuro, the siblings launched a sudden pincer attack from both sides, leaving Sarutobi Asuma with no choice but to passively defend.

Wind Release: Pressure Damage

Sarutobi Asuma unleashed an extremely powerful Wind Release ninjutsu, deflecting all the poison needles released by the puppet, while simultaneously dodging in another direction.

Rumble~

The three were locked in a fierce battle, and Temari's battle intelligence led her to involve Konohamaru. Faced with such a test, Sarutobi Asuma simply couldn't afford to gamble.

Since Sarutobi Konohamaru is now a notorious rogue ninja on Konoha's list, it means that he doesn't need to worry about killing rogue ninjas at all; he can just kill them directly.

Therefore, Sarutobi Asuma, frustrated by his lack of progress, ended up being a bottom-ranked player and could only be dragged down.

"Heh heh, I originally wanted to capture the grandson of the third-generation old ghost, but I never expected that even the son of the third generation would come."

At this moment, Kankuro shouted excitedly, completely going all out, as this was a rare opportunity to avenge his father.

The more composed Temari, holding her iron fan, said in a deep voice, "Kankuro, use that brat Konohamaru to hold off Sarutobi Asuma. Reinforcements will be arriving soon."

Kankuro was somewhat unwilling; the opportunity was rare, and if he and his sister gave it their all, they might have succeeded. But faced with Temari's order, he could only shout, "Yes!"

At this moment, Konohamaru, who was being protected, had tears of humiliation streaming down his face as he frantically shouted at Asuma, who was constantly protecting him, "Why! Why!"

Hatred had long since clouded his judgment; Konohamaru gripped a kunai in his left hand and angrily berated Asuma.

At this moment, Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but show a hint of anger because Konohamaru had dragged him down.

"Konohamaru, escape first, and then I will tell you the whole truth."

Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique

Sarutobi Asuma unleashed his Fire Release ninjutsu, engaging in fierce combat with Temari and Kankuro, while Konohamaru seized the opportunity to flee into the forest like a flea.

Seeing Konohamaru flee, Kankuro roared angrily, while Temari exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! Kankuro, be prepared to retreat at any moment!"

Without any burdens, Sarutobi Asuma's fighting power is far superior to Tsuyoshi's; beneath his cruel smile, he unleashes a formidable fighting force.

Now that his last weakness has been betrayed by Konoha, what scruples does he have left?

However, at that moment, a fierce cry of an eagle rang out from the sky.

"It's Sasuke and Naruto!"

Two figures appeared on the eagle. Sarutobi Asuma's expression changed, while Temari and Kankuro showed joy on their faces.

"Be careful!"

This is the most dangerous time, after all, even a cornered dog will jump over a wall. Temari hurriedly shouted a reminder to her impulsive younger brother.

"I'll deal with Sarutobi Asuma, you guys go after Konohamaru."

Sasuke Uchiha, who descended from the sky, revealed a cold smile. Ever since he experienced awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, he had become even more disgusted with the regime of the former Third Hokage.

He knew very well where the plan to exterminate the Sarutobi clan came from; it was originally a plan by the Root organization under the Third Hokage's administration to exterminate the Uchiha clan.

However, his teacher Ye returned it almost exactly as it was.

"Walk!"

When she saw Sasuke's cold gaze fixed on Sarutobi Asuma, Temari, who was the most level-headed, immediately told Kankuro to chase after Konohamaru.

"We must leave Asuma to Sasuke to deal with, and absolutely not let that brat Konohamaru escape the border of the Land of Rain."

Upon hearing the news that Konohamaru was about to escape from the border of the Land of Rain, Kankuro became anxious. He could accept that the two of them would be captured and brought back to Konoha alive.

After all, given what the two had done, they would either die or suffer a fate worse than death in prison for the rest of their lives. But if he were to let Konohamaru, that brat, escape, that would be something he could not tolerate.

"Konohamaru!" Naruto's expression changed immediately upon hearing this name. He had originally intended to stay and fight Asuma with Sasuke, but seeing Kankuro and Temari disappear, he became anxious.

"Sasuke, you hold off Asuma-sensei for now. I'll go after Konohamaru and then come help you."

Naruto was also afraid that Konohamaru would react too violently and get hurt, so he chose to rush after him.

At this moment, Sarutobi Asuma, who was standing still, showed a worried expression. Facing Uchiha Sasuke's scarlet Sharingan, he couldn't help but become serious.

As the wind and sand blew by, the two stared at each other in the open space filled with fallen trees.

"Sarutobi Asuma, do you know that?!" At this moment, Sasuke Uchiha slowly curled up his lips into a bloodthirsty smile.

"I felt sorry for you when you massacred the Sarutobi clan, but when I learned that the original target of your so-called extermination plan was the Uchiha clan, I was filled with rage!"

"If it weren't for Teacher Yoru, I wouldn't believe what kind of fate our Uchiha clan would have ended up in."

Enemies are especially hostile towards strangers. Uchiha Sasuke, who had just experienced the Mangekyou Sharingan in the genjutsu world, was still not fully recovered.

It must be said that the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan is indeed strong, but it also has great side effects.

For a period of time after the kaleidoscope is activated, one's emotions will be particularly intense, one will be easily angered and irritable, and one may even become mentally paranoid.

Sasuke Uchiha was well aware of this, as his teacher, Yoru, had warned him about it. However, he now had a faster way to return to normal.

Beneath Sasuke Uchiha's bloodthirsty smile, his six-pointed Mangekyou Sharingan spun continuously.

"Heh, let's end the hatred between the Uchiha and Sarutobi clans this time. Don't worry! Later, I'll personally rip open that brat Konohamaru's chest and completely wipe out the Sarutobi clan."

Looking at Uchiha Sasuke, who was targeting him, Sarutobi Asuma revealed a cold glint in his eyes.

"Sasuke! Uchiha Yoru promised me back then."

"That was promised to you by Yoru-sensei, not me. Besides, Konohamaru has already defected, and any Konoha ninja has the right to kill a rogue ninja!"

With a cold laugh, Sasuke Uchiha's body began to crackle with lightning, and in an instant, the chakra-infused metal sword at his waist was drawn.

"Evil Sarutobi clan, today I'll show you the power of the Uchiha clan!"

In an instant, Uchiha Sasuke had arrived in front of Sarutobi Asuma, and the flying swallow and the long sword collided and sparked fiercely.

The Flying Swallow was forged by someone using precious metal chakra at the request of the Third Hokage.

Sasuke's ninja sword, modeled after the Kusanagi sword, was forged by someone commissioned by Uchiha Yoru. The predecessor of this ninja sword was one of the eight precious chakra metal swords belonging to Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of the Land of Lightning.

As the Raikage's younger brother and the Eight-Tails' Jinchuriki, he naturally used top-grade and precious chakra metal, and his materials were in no way inferior to those of the Flying Swallow.

Two precious chakra metal weapons clashed repeatedly, one a wind-style weapon and the other a lightning-style weapon.

Logically, Wind Release should counter Lightning Release, but the Uchiha's arrogance right now filled Sasuke with a mocking smile.

"Haha, is this what you call the capacity to slaughter an entire clan? How come you only have this much ability? It seems the Sarutobi clan isn't all that capable."

Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning

A cloud of smoke billowed out and instantly ignited the towering flames.

The next moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly burst forth from the earth. Asuma hurriedly dodged, only to see a giant snake emerge from the ground, its mouth open, and Sasuke thrust his ninja sword directly at it.

"Is that all the strength you have? Useless!"

Sasuke Uchiha, unleashing his Lightning Release ninjutsu, wildly swung his blade in a fit of rage, taunting, "Is this the Sarutobi who once dared to try and slaughter the Uchiha? Haha, I wonder what it feels like to slaughter your own clan! This is retribution! It's what your Sarutobi clan owes us Uchiha!"

"I've lost my patience, you Sarutobi clan's trash!"

Lightning Release: Chidori Stream

Instantly, lightning crackled around Uchiha's body, and Sarutobi Asuma roared, "Uchiha brat, don't look down on me!"

Wind Release: Vacuum Jewel

As he retreated quickly, Sarutobi Asuma took a deep breath and instantly spat out chakra wind blades like bullets.

Faced with this powerful Wind Release ninjutsu attack, Uchiha Sasuke revealed a smug smile.

"I've had enough fun!"

With the six-pointed star kaleidoscope spinning strangely, purple chakra instantly emerged from his body, forming a bone-like structure in a flash.

Susanoh

After the terrifying skeleton appeared, the powerful wind blades only made a dull sound and did not cause much damage.

At this moment, Sasuke Uchiha laughed arrogantly and excitedly, "Haha, this is the power of the Uchiha! Sarutobi Asuma, this is the power that the Third Hokage feared about the Uchiha."

As the six-pointed star kaleidoscope spun wildly, a surge of pupil power was injected, and the skeleton instantly began to solidify.

Susanoo - Stage 3

The muscles appeared while being covered by armor. Although it was only half a body, the terrifying power made Sarutobi Asuma begin to be wary and show signs of retreat.

"You can't escape!"

Asuma immediately tried to escape, but Sasuke, piloting Susanoo, laughed wildly and Susanoo drew its longbow.

Swoosh~

One after another, Susanoo's arrows were fired wildly, and the earth trembled.

"Damn it! Today I'll make you regret this!"

Sarutobi Asuma roared, realizing that his opponent was clearly trying to kill him. He immediately disregarded the aftereffects of abusing the Wood Release cells in his body and, with a roar, his chakra surged instantly.

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave

The powerful wind blades slashed at Susanoo like scythes. It has to be said that Sarutobi Asuma, who frantically activated the power of Wood Release, not only increased his chakra several times over, but also his attack power became much stronger.

"Haha, when you see the Third Hokage after you die, don't forget to tell him that the Sarutobi clan was wiped out because of him, and now the Uchiha clan rules Konoha!"

Rumble~

During their fierce battle, the surrounding forest suffered greatly, and this particular forest was utterly destroyed.

As the forest trembled in the distance, Konohamaru was captured by a puppet, his face contorted with rage and fury.

"Let me go! Naruto! Brother Naruto, my grandfather treated you like his own grandson, please let me go, I promise I'll live in anonymity and never leave the ninja world again, please..."

Knowing that returning to the village would bring him no good, Konohamaru placed all his hopes on his older brother Naruto, but unfortunately he forgot Naruto's personality.

"Konohamaru, calm down. Don't worry, I'm here. Go back to Konoha and explain things clearly, and everyone will forgive you."

Naruto's talk-no-jutsu was so infectious that an ordinary person might have been moved, but Konohamaru was on the verge of a breakdown, so how could he possibly listen?

"Naruto Uzumaki! You demon fox, instead of sending me back to the village, just kill me now..."

Konohamaru roared wildly and ferociously, and Naruto Uzumaki had never seen such an unfamiliar Konohamaru before, especially since the other party had brought up his long-buried sad story.

Fox spirit!

Kankuro, who was somewhat disheveled, smiled mockingly at the scene.

"Heh, still cursing at a time like this? Take advantage of your energy and curse a little longer. I look forward to seeing what kind of punishment you'll receive when we get back to the village."

Temari, standing to the side, snorted coldly, giving Naruto a disdainful smile.

Go back and explain things to them so they can forgive you? Do you think this is child's play?

Konohamaru is a traitor to the village! He even murdered his comrades! Regardless of his identity, if this can be forgiven, then the village's system is useless.

The most important reason why Temari and Kankuro didn't kill him was that Konohamaru, whose hands were stained with the blood of his fellow village ninjas, would not fare much better.

Do you really think it's still the Third Hokage's era?

"You fox demon! I should have had my third-generation grandfather strangle you back then; you shouldn't have been alive!"

"Disgusting! Naruto-nii, please let me go! I promise to be a normal person and never bring up hatred again! Damn it! Uzumaki Naruto, you demon fox, you deserved to have your parents dead! You bastard who killed your parents! Why can't you just let me go?"

The devastated Konohamaru roared furiously, while Naruto's expression grew increasingly grim, yet he still did not give up on Konohamaru.

"Look, it's Sasuke's Lightning Release!"

Just as everyone was returning, Kankuro suddenly exclaimed and pointed into the distance. Instantly, everyone could see the dark clouds and lightning in the distant sky.

Chapter Two will be updated before noon. I was too busy last night and couldn't finish it, so I'll update later. Sorry.

(End of this chapter)